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The Boys of Summer
03:59
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Hymn for the Republic
03:59
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Sitting on the least ragged bench in the park
I’m watching the summer grow
All that’s worthy of reminiscing
Has melted with the snow
Neonsigns on worndown shacks
Symbols multiplying
It’s easy to ignore the void
And what it’s signifying
Welcome to grey
All the colors have faded away
Welcome to light
All the streetlamps have whitened out the night
Time’s leftovers spilling over
Concrete roads, concrete walls
Concrete words and concrete souls
Whatever social system reigns
Every heir to power feigns
To have the right to make believe
That everyone is equal
Welcome to grey...
Welcome to love
Is there anyone thinking of us?
Welcome to you
A nation is once more born anew
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3. |
Further Away
04:17
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I visit her every night at nine
She greets me politely and asks for wine
I check the room to see if she's eaten on time
I ask her how her day has been
She doesn't remember and I need to wipe her chin
I see cigars on the table, wonder how they got in
My sister remembers the house by the lake
And all the winter days we spent catching snowflakes
She remembers the secret hole that we made in the old oak tree
I step forty years back in time every second I spend in her company
She's a living museum of our personal history
The walls are filled with picture frames
Of family and friends, including their names
To guess who's who is one of our games
She's not allowed to go outside
I have the key but I don't tell her where I hide it
She'd take it if she could, and believe me, she's tried it
She thinks I'm the nurse or the maid
And she frowns when I tell her my name
Cause the me she knows is twelve years old
And in her head will always stay the same
My sister remembers the candy we bought
And the candy we stole, and the time we got caught
She remembers the skipping rope songs, the words and the melody
But it's so hard to accept that now that I've gone old and grey
She just cannot recognize the sister she sees here today
And while being so close she has never been further away
Further away, further away
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4. |
Mitzi's Meow
03:26
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Ever since you left me I've been quite alright
It doesn't make me lose any sleep at night
But when you made your speech about how much you care
There was one creature's feelings you forgot to spare
It didn't hurt me a bit when you packed your stuff
It was cluttering up my house, I can't thank you enough
But there is one little thing that you shouldn't have done
You hurt my cat's feelings when you went and gone
How could you do this to a feline?
I never should have trusted you to be mine
I wish I had it in me to tear you apart
Cause you really are a dog of a guy breaking a kitten's heart
My cat has lost all interest in food and play
She just sits and stares out the window all day
The place is crawling with mice but she couldn't care less
Your irresistable charm has left the poor thing obsessed
How could you do this...
All of my flowers have died
And even the curtains are turning grey
Ever since you had the nerve to go away
My entire house is in a state of decay
I don't know how much more I can take of this gloom
Even the wallpaper is cracking up in every room
And that is why I see no other way
Than to ask you consider coming home
So this is why I see no other way
Than to ask you to consider coming home today
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5. |
Traveling Shoes
04:04
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I don't remember what day it was when I first heard the news
That the fog was thick and the girl was dead and the trucker's got the blues
And a line appeared above my eyes on the day that she was killed
If everything happens for a reason then I have no reasoning skills
So I put my sadness up for sale, now the bidding can begin
But if no one takes an interest, I must store it all within
If the story written on my face is the passing by of time
Then the passing on of people can be read between the lines
If death comes knocking on my door, he can use the waiting room
Cause my traveling shoes don't fit me yet and I won't be leaving soon
But the markings on my face will tell me when it's time to go
If there's no more room for sorrow, I will know, I will know
If death comes knocking on my door...
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6. |
Love Can Be
03:08
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I don't remember what I said, or what did I do wrong
To make you pack your things and move along
My patience has come to an end
You've broken more than I can mend
If you look for me tomorrow, I'll be gone
When you close the door behind you
Please don't think of coming back for more
Maybe someone else can mind you
As soon as you know what you're looking for
What are you looking for?
You are moving the objects that stand in your way
Now you're picking up the pieces
But there's less of them every day
It's the same thing, you're never satisfied
But you'll never know how perfect love can be
Until you've tried
Many days and many nights I listened to you moan
That you'd be better off on your own
You follow what you want to find
But if you do, you change your mind
Scared to death of ending up alone
Things will get much clearer
If you dare to give your heart away
If you just let me get nearer
I might wanna try it for another day
Let's try, what do you say?
You are moving the objects...
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7. |
The Wind and the Water
05:20
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The ship set to sail when the weather allowed
But blue skies are clouded in memories now
For the sorrowful widow who mourned for the sailor who drowned
She committed herself to the plan
Of vengeance on that which had murdered her man
So she took on the ocean with her bare hands
And had to surrender again
And I am the ocean
And the tide gives and takes
And if you've lost your heart to the whims of the sea
Please don't blame it on me
I am no sea of tears
I am no mystery
I hold no treasure deep
Promised by poetry
That's lost on me
When she was found near the cliffs on the shore
No sailors ever set sail anymore
And they stayed on the island to honor the girl they adored
Till the day when the storm came to town
And powerful winds forced the villagers down
And still to this day if they hear but a sound
They find themselves pinned to the ground
And I am a rain cloud
And the air goes its way
If you're looking for justice or sympathy
Don't expect it from me
I am no ray of light
I don't have my answers right
I am no painted sky
Or gate to the by and by
I'll deliver your messages day and night
In a bottle or held by a dove in flight
I will carry your vessels to anywhere
And I'll always be there
And I am the ocean...
And I am a rain cloud...
And I am a rain cloud...
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8. |
Little Ghost
05:20
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It's getting late, the sun's asleep
The earth is cooling down
The moon is out, a touch of frost
Has found its way to the ground
We will sit by the fire
I will tell you a story that will warm you when you're afraid outside
To give you strength through the night
I will rock you to sleep
When you're safe in my arms I'll make you understand
How to see your life, short and sweet, through my eyes
All is calm, there is no alarm
There is no more pain or fear
I will rock you to sleep...
You're a fairy tale
You're a breeze that whistles a song
You're young melody
You're the thoughts of the trees
You're the stars at night
You're eternal light
But you're not a child that died
The sun has gone to bed and so must we
You will find your way to where the children play
And I will have strength for a day
You will find your way to where the children play
And I will make it through another day
And when the day comes to end
I will welcome my little ghost again
Haunting me, close again, and I'll sing again
You're a fairy tale...
You're a fairy tale...
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9. |
Narcissus
04:40
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I was a hunter and one with great skill
I followed the path of the deer
No other man to be found in these hills
Till one day a presence drew near
Come out and face me, said I
But my words came back in reply
My true love plays hide and seek when I try to kiss him
And he beckons me to come
My face in the water's only love on the surface
Just the slightest touch and he's gone
Echo came out with her arms open wide
Startled, I turned her away
Hurt by rejection, she withered and died
Only her voice lives today
And then to avenge Echo's name
The gods made me suffer the same
Come to me, my love, come to me, my love, come to me, my love
I'm cursed by the wrath from above
For making the choice not to love
Come to me, my love, come to me, my love, come to me, my love
Come to me, my love, come to me, my love, come to me, my love
Come to me, come to me, come to me
Come to me, come to me, come to me
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10. |
I Haven't Got All Night
04:42
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I'm young and I still have my life before me
I haven't finished rambling around
I know too many men who all adore me
I think it'd be unfair to turn them down
So when I come to town to find my baby
I make sure that we stay out of sight
'Cause I don't want the others to say "maybe"
No time for that; I haven't got all night
So hurry up and love me, hold me tight
But don't hang on too close dear, I haven't got all night
So hurry up and kiss me, say that you'll be mine
But now I'll have to leave you, I will stay some other time
My baby asked me if we could get married
I told him that I need to think it through
Cause it's thesame for me as being buried
I've still got to much rambling to do
So he made me promise him a rainbow
Just like all the others used their might
I think the end will come as soon as they know
The promises that I will break tonight
So hurry up and love me...
Of course I knew that some day there'd be someone
Who’d find me out, and kick me out of town
And if my life is dear, I’d better be gone
So love me quick before the sun goes down
So hurry up and love me...
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11. |
Farewell, Farewell
02:37
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Lucy & the Man Rotterdam, Netherlands
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